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i always use the word "brick in the wall." i always think what we're constructing is a wall, and each of these advances is another brick. what i would say in this area, the potential for therapy, we have a small wall, and we're gradually moving to a big wall, and we'll gradually see one brick after another. it's hard work. it's partly imagination. a lot of it is perspiration. a lot of it is just real grind in the laboratory. it needs money. it needs resource. it needs focus, and i think there are many really good people, including some of at my own institution, rockefeller university, who are doing excellent work in this area. >> rose: where are we in terms of reaping the benefits of the mapping of the human genome? >> ah, switch to the genome? >> rose: yes. >> well, what can i say about that? the first thing is some people have been a little disappointed because they felt, you know, we've got the genome. that was nearly the end of the story. >> rose: do you understand their disappointment? >> i understand it because in fact w
i always use the word "brick in the wall." i always think what we're constructing is a wall, and each of these advances is another brick. what i would say in this area, the potential for therapy, we have a small wall, and we're gradually moving to a big wall, and we'll gradually see one brick after another. it's hard work. it's partly imagination. a lot of it is perspiration. a lot of it is just real grind in the laboratory. it needs money. it needs resource. it needs focus, and i...
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the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war. >> we made the right choice, that was to draw a line in the desert sand to halt the murderous advance of gaddafi's forces. no one has yet to explain when or how that commitment ends. the conference also said -- started the process toward more legitimacy. this is the closest of rebels have to a political leadership and would like more help on the ground, too. >> the americans said they would consider arming the rebels. is that something you would like? >> you can see that they are fighting with machine guns, etc. >> the u.s., france, and britain are talking about army the rebels. bombs will fall near gaddafi's compound in tripoli again today. tha
the decision to use air power against colonel gadhafi in libya was taken quickly, so quickly that they are still sorting out the politics behind it. if that is one reason for the london conference, assembling ministers and diplomats from 40 countries, and the arab league and the african union to back u.n. resolutions. though thertheir enthusiasm for military action varies. the mandate to protect civilians also means taking sides in a civil war. >> we made the right choice, that was to...
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it's a society in which extra problems don't hurt us so much. and the society has unique characteristics. >> charlie: this book is called the bed of procrustes. mike huckabee is here, he is a former governor of arkansas and was a presidential candidate. he hosts a show huckabee on fox news and gives daily comment trees on various radio stations. his new book is a simple government, 12 things we need from washington and a trillion that we don't. i am pleased to have mike huckabee on the show, welcome back. >> thank you very much charlie. >> charlie: what's this book about. >> it's an attempt to take all the big issues, the complex and complicated issues we face with the company and back want with a macro lens and say how do we approach these with a principal, a big picture principle that applied to it would help unravel this ball of string. the because what i sense happening in politics is that people get so down in the weeds and they fight the battles so deeply within the weeds that nobody understands it. i mean, the original constitution was 20
it's a society in which extra problems don't hurt us so much. and the society has unique characteristics. >> charlie: this book is called the bed of procrustes. mike huckabee is here, he is a former governor of arkansas and was a presidential candidate. he hosts a show huckabee on fox news and gives daily comment trees on various radio stations. his new book is a simple government, 12 things we need from washington and a trillion that we don't. i am pleased to have mike huckabee on the...
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he denied using anti-semitic language. there was an incident in october, and there is another incident in december. altogether, it paints a disturbing picture. it is the talk at paris fashion week. many are in it of support of the designer. -- are in support of the designer. >> is sad. that is the only thing i can say. it is sad for me. >> but christian dior has a brand to think of. tonight, the oscar-winning actress natalie portman who promotes perfume for the fashion label said she wanted nothing more to do with him. mr. galliano's lawyer says he still says he is not guilty. the allegations he faces could cost him far more than his position with christian dior. cristian fraser, bbc news, paris. >> we have to leave it there. thanks for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york,
he denied using anti-semitic language. there was an incident in october, and there is another incident in december. altogether, it paints a disturbing picture. it is the talk at paris fashion week. many are in it of support of the designer. -- are in support of the designer. >> is sad. that is the only thing i can say. it is sad for me. >> but christian dior has a brand to think of. tonight, the oscar-winning actress natalie portman who promotes perfume for the fashion label said...
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especially by using their technical might. i also appeal to the enter in the community to enforce a no- fly zone over libya in order to prevent some some of the neighboring countries from sending things into tripoli. >> reporter: tonight some fear that colonel qaddafi could attack benghazi again but they raised their flags and tried to establish civilian and military control of the town. >> woodruff: on the international front, the european union approved an arms embargo and other sanctions against the qaddafi regime. the u.s. military began moving air and naval forces closer to libya. british prime minister david cameron called for enforcing a no-fly zone against libyan planes. and in geneva, secretary of state hillary clinton said all options are on the table, from no-fly zones to war crimes prosecutions. >> colonel qaddafi and those around him must be held accountable for these acts. which violate international legal obligations and common decency. through their actions, they have lost the legitimacy to govern. and the peop
especially by using their technical might. i also appeal to the enter in the community to enforce a no- fly zone over libya in order to prevent some some of the neighboring countries from sending things into tripoli. >> reporter: tonight some fear that colonel qaddafi could attack benghazi again but they raised their flags and tried to establish civilian and military control of the town. >> woodruff: on the international front, the european union approved an arms embargo and other...
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all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go on to the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has tried to get in. he filed this report from tripoli. >> reporter: this is the image colonel ka qaddafi wants to show of the rebels on their knees and in his hands. it's being broadcast over and over on libyan state television. his message to the country is that the refuse revolution is being crushed, a message rammed home on the front lines. >> yesterday we killed those in ras lanouf. tomorrow we will kill you everywhere in libya. >> reporter: we've been prevented by qaddafi's forces from reaching the town of jawiyah pounded again
all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go on to the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has...
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i used to take him to visit the houses on the program he established. and i would introduce him to people in the community, and people who bought the homes and local tenants. because there was no one that he couldn't talk to in a natural, easy way. because he didn't see himself as separated by wealth or fame. or his own society. so i guess, i think that model and that tends to be the way that many of the people that get involved with an organization like ours are. they are really interested in people. they don't see themselves as separate. they see themselves as part of a community. and they are probably unusually driven by the desire to be successful. a lot of type "a" personalities. but they don't see that as making them better than anyone else. so i think it's to get out and meet diverse people and make sure they understand that -- i mean what is great about america is. and i see this in contrast to some european societies, we are not a class-driven society. and the people that i work with regardless of their wealth tend to be very down to earth. int
i used to take him to visit the houses on the program he established. and i would introduce him to people in the community, and people who bought the homes and local tenants. because there was no one that he couldn't talk to in a natural, easy way. because he didn't see himself as separated by wealth or fame. or his own society. so i guess, i think that model and that tends to be the way that many of the people that get involved with an organization like ours are. they are really interested in...
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to get them to use. to spend more on green energy because they're going to be more expensive these support nuclear energy you know quite a. while because it's a disaster i think you think it's a disaster waiting to happen absolutely so what should we do because we consume a lot of energy on idea i have no clue i go if you don't know then how can we rule out nuclear energy. why is the many people so afraid of nuclear energy i don't know that this is happening right now but most plants are pretty safe sure i think it centers on people always think of the worst and maybe that's the reaction from nine eleven even would people always think of the things that could get bad so i think there's that on again feeling whether or not you support nuclear energy the bottom line is that with all of our energy options there comes in one form or another high price to pay. sure to share your reaction with us to the events that are shaping the world when our t. dot com where we have plenty more analysis on today's top stor
to get them to use. to spend more on green energy because they're going to be more expensive these support nuclear energy you know quite a. while because it's a disaster i think you think it's a disaster waiting to happen absolutely so what should we do because we consume a lot of energy on idea i have no clue i go if you don't know then how can we rule out nuclear energy. why is the many people so afraid of nuclear energy i don't know that this is happening right now but most plants are pretty...
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as helicopter gunships being used to as suspects were arrested on the scene. certainly the most wanted in the country he has links to al qaida and his his terror cells have carried out a slew of deadly attacks across russia and just on tuesday he was the fish really charged with being the mastermind behind the january suicide attack on the dollar he had of the airport here in moscow now called course tuesday of course of which well the end of this city the one year anniversary of another terror attack claimed by your model which took so many lives that was the the double suicide bombing on the moscow metro so a very very much public enemy number one here in the country but it's not just inside russia's borders that he is wanted it was announced that the united states had placed him on their wanted list also the unite. nation's looking out wanting to see him being brought to justice. and more about that developing story as well online tonight at r.t. don't call me coming up we'll take you to the largest but at least populated state in the united states has been
as helicopter gunships being used to as suspects were arrested on the scene. certainly the most wanted in the country he has links to al qaida and his his terror cells have carried out a slew of deadly attacks across russia and just on tuesday he was the fish really charged with being the mastermind behind the january suicide attack on the dollar he had of the airport here in moscow now called course tuesday of course of which well the end of this city the one year anniversary of another terror...
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the use of journalist specializing in the arab world thanks for being with us on r.t. so libya's foreign minister then and former spy chief. is in britain is respect seeking refuge in a country of course you mustn't forget which is accusing him of funding terrorism and being behind the lockerbie bombing seems a strange place to go to why is he gone to britain do you think. very much so it is a very strange place to go to having said that it seems to be a direct consequence of prime minister david cameron's call for kadar supporters to defect during the nato summit which was held on tuesday last tuesday prime minister cameron explicitly said that he told the darkest supporters that if they didn't defect they will be taken to the international court and face trials for war crimes so that this defection can to be a direct consequence of that call and i think it was a very short term strategy from the british government in an attempt to. to an end or to. lead the gadhafi regime to collapse but i think that in the long term it's very unlikely that the u.k. will be given giv
the use of journalist specializing in the arab world thanks for being with us on r.t. so libya's foreign minister then and former spy chief. is in britain is respect seeking refuge in a country of course you mustn't forget which is accusing him of funding terrorism and being behind the lockerbie bombing seems a strange place to go to why is he gone to britain do you think. very much so it is a very strange place to go to having said that it seems to be a direct consequence of prime minister...
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of airstrikes if i don't think it's an update on the situation in libya be on top of this story find us and our team underscore com on twitter. now moscow is standing firm over the crisis in libya saying the no fly zone over the country should be used only to protect civilians. present a dative stance has been backed by russia's defense minister who's just met with the pentagon chief peter over has more from moscow. for president to me to be made very of said that although russia's initial response was to call for a peaceful solution to the situation in libya through negotiations there colonel gadhafi actions in and persistently it's knocking his own people and force the hand of the international community and this was why russia voted in favor of imposing an arms embargo travel ban on the gadhafi regime and why the country how do you used its veto on the u.n. security council to block the no fly zone allowing international intervention president medvedev said all those involved in these military actions should remain and must remain within the parameters of the u.n. resolution which is
of airstrikes if i don't think it's an update on the situation in libya be on top of this story find us and our team underscore com on twitter. now moscow is standing firm over the crisis in libya saying the no fly zone over the country should be used only to protect civilians. present a dative stance has been backed by russia's defense minister who's just met with the pentagon chief peter over has more from moscow. for president to me to be made very of said that although russia's initial...
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people about what's happening that was rather lucky and personally we are out of time lucky joining us from london england. and here today in washington defending the mission in libya secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen testified before congress for the first time since the u.s. started its involvement in libya our scale and ford has more on the model nature of the mission and the anger it's spurring for some lawmakers. twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressmen were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is the end game i think a policy success would be the removal of. the khadafi regime a military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. who the rebels are we don't have much visibility into and of those who have risen against gadhafi each element has its own agenda. it's pretty much a pick up all going to this point and whether the u.s. will arm t
people about what's happening that was rather lucky and personally we are out of time lucky joining us from london england. and here today in washington defending the mission in libya secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen testified before congress for the first time since the u.s. started its involvement in libya our scale and ford has more on the model nature of the mission and the anger it's spurring for some lawmakers. twelve days...
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from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us well the u.s. has begun repositioning its ships in the mediterranean that triggering speculation of a nato invasion of libya british prime minister david cameron has also said that he would not exclude the use of the military there but it comes as libya's last time the colonel gadhafi remains deceived in the capital tripoli with opposition forces nearby archy's correspondent peter all of her has more from very well peter there are a lot of speculation about what the next move will be on libya's a can you just tell us about the latest developments internationally. well what we're seeing at the moment is the united states navy moving their fleet in a mess in the mediterranean into strategic positions around libya now this comes after u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said this nothing was off the table when it came to libya raising some concerns of outside military action taking place in the country now the british prime minister david cameron has suggested that he would support arming the oppo
from our studios in moscow you're watching r t thanks for joining us well the u.s. has begun repositioning its ships in the mediterranean that triggering speculation of a nato invasion of libya british prime minister david cameron has also said that he would not exclude the use of the military there but it comes as libya's last time the colonel gadhafi remains deceived in the capital tripoli with opposition forces nearby archy's correspondent peter all of her has more from very well peter there...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] 1] >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions in the house of commons. after that, a conversation with a republican pollster and author, frank luntz. then in the oversight hearing on federal spending. tomorrow on "washington journal" and editors talks about how republican governors are challenging the white house on health care, federal money for high-speed rail, and unions. and brianllagher yea moulton discuss same-sex marriage laws. pa andt dalton chief operating officer of the government account -- accountability office. "washington journal" live on c- span eastern at 7:00 every morning. >> in four weeks' time, a program comes into place. it starts in a couple of weeks' time. [unintelligible] ♪ ♪ >> prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. this week british prime minister david cameron
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] 1] >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions in the house of commons. after that, a conversation with a republican pollster and author, frank luntz. then in the oversight hearing on federal spending. tomorrow on...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q & a.org. q&a are also available at c-span podcasts. >> next, british prime minister david cameron takes questions in the house of commons. then a congressional oversight hearing examines of the trouble asset relief program known as tarp. and another chance see "q&a" with columnist sports columnist sally jenkins. tomorrow on "washington journal" hotline executive editor josh crarbar talks about how they're funding health care, money on high-speed rail and unions. maggie gallagher for the national organization for marriage and brian moulten of the union rights campaign discuss efforts by house republicans to defend the law that defends federal recognition of same-sex marriage, known as the defense of marriage act. and pat daltearnings chief operating officer of the government accountability office discusses a goo report on overlapping federal programs. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> in four weeks' time -- in four weeks' time, in four weeks' time his own cuts program
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using depleted uranium and they don't use depleted uranium or the people of southern iraq would probably beg to differ with that but let's just say we believe mr cameron that the british aren't using depleted uranium no one has said the united states on using depleted uranium and depleted uranium does not discriminate between somebody who is loyal to capacity and someone who is loyal to what they call the rebels so this is something that has a half life of four point five billion you so you're talking about something which will attack the genetics of bolivian people how is that safeguarding the humanity of believe me in people i love here i thank you very much for joining us and of course now like i said the us. and your country as well now we find ourselves with this brand new war and i think it says a lot about where the priorities of our two nations lie also they're going through budget cuts right now thanks so much for joining us. thank you. earlier today secretary of defense robert gates and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen went before congress for the f
using depleted uranium and they don't use depleted uranium or the people of southern iraq would probably beg to differ with that but let's just say we believe mr cameron that the british aren't using depleted uranium no one has said the united states on using depleted uranium and depleted uranium does not discriminate between somebody who is loyal to capacity and someone who is loyal to what they call the rebels so this is something that has a half life of four point five billion you so you're...
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. >> for tree transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us on line. tonight on prime minister's questions, british prime minister david cameron talks about the u.k. response to the situation in lickia. then on road to the white house, representative michel balk maup speaks at a fundraising brunch horsted by the state's republican party in new hampshire. after that the latest budget negotiations on funding the federal government. on television, on roos -- radio and on line, c-span, bringing public affairs time-out created by cable. it's washington your way. >> i do say to him, i do say to him, there is increasing concern about the government's competence on the issue of libya. we've had the fiasco, talk of colonel gaddafi heading to venezuela when he wasn't, and we had the setback last weekend. mr. speaker, does the prime minister think it's just say problem with the foreign secretary or is there a wider problem in his government?
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this is why this matters to us. left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that gaddafi would commit atrocities against his people. many thousands could die. a humanitarian crisis would ensue. the entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners. the cause of the people for help would go unanswered. the democratic values that we stand for would be overrun. moreover, the words of the international community would be rendered hollow. and that is why the united states has worked with our allies and partners to shape a strong canasta response at the united nations. our focus has been clear -- protecting innocent civilians within libya, and holding the gaddafi regime accountable. yesterday in response to the call for action by the libyan people and the arab league, the un security council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against citizens. it authorizes the use of force with an explicit commitment to pursue all necessary measures to stop killing, to includ
this is why this matters to us. left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that gaddafi would commit atrocities against his people. many thousands could die. a humanitarian crisis would ensue. the entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners. the cause of the people for help would go unanswered. the democratic values that we stand for would be overrun. moreover, the words of the international community would be rendered hollow. and that is why the united...
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it has taken us 20 years working with us. so don't forget about that. >> them are still not satisfied. >> which you have to find a way to work this out. >> thank you also much. i was a fascinating panel. i hope you have things you cannot take back to your organizations. barbara, sylvia, caroline, thank you for joining me up your. [applause] [inaudible conversations]
it has taken us 20 years working with us. so don't forget about that. >> them are still not satisfied. >> which you have to find a way to work this out. >> thank you also much. i was a fascinating panel. i hope you have things you cannot take back to your organizations. barbara, sylvia, caroline, thank you for joining me up your. [applause] [inaudible conversations]
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is odd for both of us. is odd for both of us. banks, like barclay's bank is a customer i've worked with on the gold price, which is really political. people like bank of america. merrill lynch is a very good client, where i talk about the arising in the middle east and arising in the middle east and how it will affect oil prices, for instance. brian: how many people like you are out there? >> it's a growth field. it came out of nothing. people like ian bremer and the eurasia group. they hit it big. they hit it big. they are now a big corporation. but the small boutique type people like me, 20 or 30 of them out there, varying degrees of being good or bad but it's becoming a thing because you don't have to argue to businesses and governments in the world that you don't know very much about. so what we do is take the knowledge we had in a think tank and monetize it. you can be both wealthier and more honest. frankly, i would never go back to a think tank. brian: you live in bavaria. what part? >> i live in the
is odd for both of us. is odd for both of us. banks, like barclay's bank is a customer i've worked with on the gold price, which is really political. people like bank of america. merrill lynch is a very good client, where i talk about the arising in the middle east and arising in the middle east and how it will affect oil prices, for instance. brian: how many people like you are out there? >> it's a growth field. it came out of nothing. people like ian bremer and the eurasia group. they...
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all of us. so i think that is the only type in the country. no other big mayors from big cities have meetings. we have meetings every four months and i am just a member, one of the founding members but a member today and i participate with other mayors rum the counties, all the counties around here, which is really important for us. a mayor from aurora and rockford in peoria come down and some from milwaukee and some of the indiana mayors, were to work with us on many issues so we are very proud of that. at the same time i believe the success of chicago has been a public-private partnership. you can go to hospitals, museums the business committee has been very very helpful in all aspects of the city and it really helps us tremendously to have the business community supporting us. that doesn't mean corporate headquarters or operations, local and federal and local taxes and other things, but that has been a key the key and no other city has it. see is more democrat been the business community so h
all of us. so i think that is the only type in the country. no other big mayors from big cities have meetings. we have meetings every four months and i am just a member, one of the founding members but a member today and i participate with other mayors rum the counties, all the counties around here, which is really important for us. a mayor from aurora and rockford in peoria come down and some from milwaukee and some of the indiana mayors, were to work with us on many issues so we are very...
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it has been a useful briefing for us. we appreciated. if additional issues come to your attention, please let us know and we will try to and from the full committee on those as well. thank you. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> related story to the fukushima reactor. this morning, "the washington post" reports that the head of the tokyo electric power co., who has not been seen since the beginning of the problems of the nuclear plant. in washington, news that president obama will deliver an energy speech this wednesday. political reporting that the president will "outline his plan for america's energy security" the white house said this morning. he would deliver that at georgetown university. both the u.s. house and senate are in for business today. the senate -- in at 10:00 a.m. eastern and they are working on a small business bill. they will take a break at 12:30 eastern for their weekly caucus meetings. they will be back at 2:15 p.
it has been a useful briefing for us. we appreciated. if additional issues come to your attention, please let us know and we will try to and from the full committee on those as well. thank you. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> related story to the fukushima reactor. this morning, "the washington post" reports that the head of the tokyo electric power co., who has not...
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there are now 44 of us. can you give us your brief thoughts about this? what will that do for us in the long run, to have those common core standards nationwide? to in is strange that there were ever if the standards, because math and reading are not that different in different parts of the country. we are the only country that had such a diversity of standards. it is graded this came together with states choosing to get involved with it so that they have some skin in the game. that is the real work in terms of getting the test of line to become a teacher training of line to it, taking place at the state level. right now is the math and reading in the riding, the sciences is coming along, that is a year or two behind. i think these things are quite spectacular. and people have talked about the value of the commonality, which is the common sense thing, but more more as they get exposed to the work that has been done here, they will talk about the fact that students can understand where they are, with previous standards, so many big words in them, that only
there are now 44 of us. can you give us your brief thoughts about this? what will that do for us in the long run, to have those common core standards nationwide? to in is strange that there were ever if the standards, because math and reading are not that different in different parts of the country. we are the only country that had such a diversity of standards. it is graded this came together with states choosing to get involved with it so that they have some skin in the game. that is the real...
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us. please tell us who you are and who your question is directed to and from where you are participating. gary -- >> yes? >> you have spent several decades pushing the federal government to be more open and holding the seat of government officials to the fire. my first question to you is, you know, out of those many years, why do you care and why should we care about transparency? >> well, even before i answer that, i think we all want to give a little round of applause -- patrice mcdermott won the james madison award for her advocacy and openness. so congratulations. [applause] >> thank you. >> i think it is an indication of what we all do care about transparency and openness. for me, and for each of us, i should say, we each have different definitions. but for me, their three kinds of reasons. the first of why i care about this is to empower people. when we make information like the toxics release inventory available, we need better choices. when we make data about consumer complaints f
us. please tell us who you are and who your question is directed to and from where you are participating. gary -- >> yes? >> you have spent several decades pushing the federal government to be more open and holding the seat of government officials to the fire. my first question to you is, you know, out of those many years, why do you care and why should we care about transparency? >> well, even before i answer that, i think we all want to give a little round of applause --...
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this is where the ig has given us recommend dags to use tools like using the types of things you do when anybody is applying for a loan. utility bills to verify it. where as everybody in this zip code is going to get assistance. we may not be able to do an inspection. are there other ways to minimize the number of people applying for assistance by showing us some way they were in that area without necessarily be doing a home inspection but where we can it makes it very, i think, efficient to be able -- i have asked for help, i have an inspector go to where you were living. i think that's a huge step to reduce the level of fraud and then often times we will see if it was ineligible or duplication of benefits because of insurance not because we were in such haste. >> i realize i have gone over my time. >> not at all. it was important and the answer was no about the debit card program. as i look back to hurricane katrina, first off we had an extraordinary natural disaster event as, of course, has happened in japan. but part of what happened is that all levels of government, including the fe
this is where the ig has given us recommend dags to use tools like using the types of things you do when anybody is applying for a loan. utility bills to verify it. where as everybody in this zip code is going to get assistance. we may not be able to do an inspection. are there other ways to minimize the number of people applying for assistance by showing us some way they were in that area without necessarily be doing a home inspection but where we can it makes it very, i think, efficient to be...
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i have gotten used to it. maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of you could vote for me. this is an huawei match, if you would like. he will not find a politician in the united kingdom who is a bigger fan of jeffersonian democracy than me, but i suspect that even your third president occasionally enjoy being able to speak to an audience where nobody could vote for him, and he did not need to worry about what he said. we had an election a couple of months ago, a general election, and there is nothing like people casting their votes to remind and all elected representative of the full diversity of wildlife with whom he represents within his constituency. [laughter] >> your chairman knows what i'm talking about, but he is too polite. this is a home match for him. i can see one or two state legislatures thinking the same thing. do you know about cattle in colorado? i spoke to a cattle farmer who was delighted to come across as a member of the european parliament. he told me a long story. he spent a
i have gotten used to it. maybe it has something to do with the fact that none of you could vote for me. this is an huawei match, if you would like. he will not find a politician in the united kingdom who is a bigger fan of jeffersonian democracy than me, but i suspect that even your third president occasionally enjoy being able to speak to an audience where nobody could vote for him, and he did not need to worry about what he said. we had an election a couple of months ago, a general election,...
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they're not using good passwords. they don't have the good anti-virus and fire walls in place and they have bluetooth open on the cell phone. >> going back to the celebrities just for a moment, to folks prey on a certain type of celebrity? >> sure they do. the celebrities everybody wants to see naked pictures of. the younger they are, the more popular they are, the more the pictures can be sold for. >> how much money are we talking about? >> oh, i don't know. hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably. but they don't realize when the kids are under the age of 18, it's child pornography if the kids are naked in a certain way, so they can be charged with very serious crimes and end up on the registered sex offender list. >> not a new problem here but one that's certainly coming to light with all these folks complaining about it, you represent a number of celebrities. >> i do. >> if you know you're a target for this stuff, why do you have that stuff on your cell phone or your computer? >> well, my celebrities that i repr
they're not using good passwords. they don't have the good anti-virus and fire walls in place and they have bluetooth open on the cell phone. >> going back to the celebrities just for a moment, to folks prey on a certain type of celebrity? >> sure they do. the celebrities everybody wants to see naked pictures of. the younger they are, the more popular they are, the more the pictures can be sold for. >> how much money are we talking about? >> oh, i don't know. hundreds of...
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lord, grant us patience that you will have your way with us now and always, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, all americans have provided sympathy for the people of japan due to the massive earthquake and tsunami. but i was grateful to learn last week at the rotary club that the rotary foundation is taking direct action. special assist
lord, grant us patience that you will have your way with us now and always, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation...